Elven cultivators

Chapter 112 Leaving a Memento Before Going Away

Inside a narrow, cramped cave.

Anton leaned back on a flat rock, gazing at the Soul-Suppressing Bell floating above his palm.

The bell, which was originally a dark bronze color, has now been completely transformed into a clear silver-white, its entire body as lustrous as if cast by moonlight, and the patterns on its surface have been fully illuminated.

This is a sign that your soul power is fully stored.

Over the past two days, Anton has experienced dozens of battles, large and small, including a few brief skirmishes with the high-level, peak-tier Mind Flayer who was chasing after him.

During this time, the Soul-Suppressing Bell endured countless mental shocks and spiritual impacts, all of which were converted into and stored as soul power.

The capacity of the Soul-Suppressing Bell is not infinite. Once the soul power is full, the bell will not be able to absorb energy if it is attacked again, and thus loses its effect of resisting mental and spiritual attacks.

Therefore, once it is full, it must be released in time; one should not be greedy and hold back.

Anton flipped his hand to put away the Soul-Suppressing Bell, stood up, and looked in the direction of the Mind-Stealing Demon City-State.

Since the Mind Flayer mastermind changed its strategy, it could no longer attack the mines and plunder resources as it had before. Instead, under the siege of three high-level Mind Flayers, its room for maneuver was gradually squeezed.

If this continues, it won't be long before he's forced to confront three high-level Mind Flayers head-on.

Although he was confident that he could escape with his sword-fighting ability, it was better to avoid putting himself in danger if it wasn't necessary.

This exploration has been incredibly fruitful.

It's time to leave.

"But before I leave..."

Anton's eyes flickered.

Leaving so dejectedly is not his style.

Since we're leaving, we should at least leave the mind-stealers with a memorable experience before we go.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Anton's expression shifted slightly as he looked outside the cave.

"You've come at the perfect time."

He used his sword escape technique, transforming into a streak of light as he sped out of the cave.

Divine senses quickly detected the approaching auras from three different directions.

Anton remained calm, continuing to use his sword-fighting skills to play hide-and-seek with his pursuers.

Unlike before, during the chase, he deliberately distanced himself from two of his pursuers, leaving only one constantly chasing him.

A moment later, beside an underground river.

Anton abruptly stopped and turned to look at the high-level mind-stealer relentlessly pursuing him.

Seeing Anton stop, the high-level mind flayer was clearly taken aback for a moment, but quickly accelerated to catch up. The mental fluctuations emanating from it became active and greedy, like a predator that had discovered its prey and was exhausted.

Its milky-white eyes suddenly lit up, and an invisible spiritual shock was released from its head, transforming into a cone-shaped beam of mental energy that crashed fiercely towards Anton.

At the same instant, Anton's mind stirred slightly, and he struck the bell wall with his divine sense.

hum!

The deep tolling of the bells echoed through the cave.

The soul power that the Soul-Suppressing Bell had accumulated over two days was released with a roar at this moment.

The invisible sound waves swept towards the high-level mind flayers like a tsunami, distorting and deforming the air wherever they passed.

Two invisible and intangible shockwaves collided violently in the void, causing visible distortions.

The mental shockwave released by the high-level Mind Flayer was shattered and annihilated in just a moment.

The cleansing sound waves swept forward relentlessly, striking the high-level mind-stealing demon fiercely.

The latter's body stiffened abruptly.

Its milky-white eyes suddenly widened, and its four tentacles twitched violently.

It only had time to let out a short mental cry before its entire body fell from mid-air and crashed heavily onto the rocky ground.

This was the moment Anton had been waiting for.

Four silver-white sword lights ripped through the sky, like four bolts of lightning tearing through the heavens, simultaneously piercing the head of the high-level Mind Flayer from four directions.

Blood splattered.

The high-level Mind Flayer's body convulsed violently a few times before becoming completely still.

From the release of the Divine Cleansing Sound Wave to the death of the Mind-Stealing Demon, it was only a blink of an eye.

A high-level Mind Flayer at the peak of the Gold rank died so ignominiously.

Anton swiftly moved forward, storing the corpse of the high-level Mind Flayer into his dimensional ring. Then, enveloped in sword light, he sped off towards the rift without looking back.

It wasn't until more than ten breaths after he left that the other two high-level Mind Flayers finally arrived.

They hovered in mid-air, their milky-white eyes sweeping across the empty ground, and an invisible spiritual fluctuation violently reverberated in the air.

It was an emotion intertwined with anger and horror.

......

Despite his successful strike, Anton remained vigilant.

The main reason they were able to kill a high-level Mind Flayer so decisively was the advantage of surprise.

The Mind Flayers never expected that he had such a deadly move as "Soul Suppression".

Only when someone is caught off guard by an attack can they be instantly killed by Anton's all-out strike.

Next time, when people are on guard, it will be much harder to achieve the same effect.

In addition, Anton's deliberate selection of targets also played a role in this kill.

The three high-level Mind Flayers have awakened the power of the laws of Soul Devouring, Fear Mist, and Siphon Absorption, respectively.

Soul Absorption and Siphon Absorption are both secondary laws of the soul within the category of mystical laws.

The Fog of Fear is a secondary law of curses within the category of mystical laws.

Of the three laws, the easiest to deal with is the Soul-Seizing Law, which is completely countered by the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

The most difficult to deal with is the siphon law.

This law can condense a special psionic barrier on the body's surface. When hit by an enemy's attack, the barrier absorbs some of the energy and converts it into harmless heat that dissipates.

It is especially effective against magic.

Compared to the Soul-Suppressing Bell, the Siphon Law, while lacking the "Soul-Suppressing" killing move, offers stronger defense against physical attacks.

After careful consideration, Anton ultimately chose the high-level Mind Flayer who had awakened the Soul-Stealing Law as his target.

If it were another high-level Mind Flayer who had awakened the Siphon Law, he wouldn't be confident of killing them with a single blow.

Perhaps frightened by the fact that their companion was killed in a single encounter, the two high-level Mind Flayers did not pursue them any further.

But Anton did not slow down because of this.

The Mind Flayer's mastermind is not stupid.

It will soon realize that it cannot easily use that move, otherwise it would have used it earlier.

He will then face an even more frantic and intense pursuit.

The sword light flashed through the dark passage, moving so fast that it left a trail of afterimages behind it.

The location of the crack quickly appeared in the field of vision.

Without pausing, Anton rushed into the crevice, using the Stone-Moving Technique to block the passage behind him while heading towards the surface.

Not long after, Anton leaped out of the crevice and returned to the surface.

At the same time, the last piece of rock and soil completely closed in, and the passage was blocked again.

Just as Anton breathed a sigh of relief, he turned his head and caught sight of the Third Elder sitting on a flat rock not far away.

Upon seeing Anton emerge, the Third Elder visibly breathed a sigh of relief, a look of joy appearing on his face. He stood up and strode over.

"You're finally back."

The Third Elder looked Anton up and down a few times, and seeing that he had no injuries, he was finally relieved.

"If you don't come back soon, I'm even thinking of going down to find you myself."

Anton was gone for three days, which worried them greatly, as they were afraid that something had happened to him in the Darklands.

"I'm sorry to have worried the elders." Anton smiled slightly. "I'm fine. I've gathered quite a bit of intelligence on this trip."

The Third Elder's expression brightened, and he said, "Let's go back to Silvermoon Forest first."

Anton nodded and left the mining area with the Third Elder.

The matter was of great importance, so after returning to Silvermoon Forest, the two immediately headed to the Hall of Eternity.

The First Elder and Second Elder, having received the message, were already waiting there.

Anton didn't waste any words and directly stated the intelligence he had gathered over the past few days.

Upon hearing this, the three elders were somewhat stunned.

Their first shock was that Anton had actually killed a high-level Mind Flayer at the peak of the Gold Realm!

Even while being hunted down and surrounded!

Although, according to Anton, he was able to turn the tables by taking advantage of the surprise attack, it was still quite incredible.

Only thirty years have passed since the battle with Zogu, and Anton's strength has increased so much without anyone noticing.

He hadn't even awakened the power of the laws, yet he was already able to kill a Golden Peak cultivator all by himself.

This strength is no less than that of the recently famous Canglan.

Even the three elders, who were used to witnessing Anton's miracles, couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Recovering from his shock, the Grand Elder's expression quickly turned solemn: "So, that Mind Flayer city-state has completely taken control of the area surrounding the Rift."

The good news is that they don't have to face multiple underground races.

The bad news is that the Mind Flayer city-states that completely control an area are certainly not weak.

The fact that the Mind Flayer City-State was able to send three high-level Mind Flayers at the peak of the Gold rank to hunt down Anton indicates that the Mind Flayer City-State possesses far more than just three high-level Gold rank combatants.

After all, they still need to allocate manpower to guard the headquarters and the mining area.

"You did the right thing." The elder looked at Anton with satisfaction and admiration. "Now is not the time to confront the Mind Flayer City-States head-on. Weakening their power step by step is the safest approach."

The Second Elder and the Third Elder nodded in deep agreement.

"You'll have to work hard from now on," the elder said solemnly. "Just tell us what kind of support you need."

Before launching a full-scale attack on the Mind Flayer city-state, the only option is to rely on Anton to gradually weaken the enemy's strength.

After all, no one else has Anton's ability to come and go as they please.

Without mincing words, Anton replied, "I need more magic cores."

"No problem." The Grand Elder agreed without hesitation. "I will personally talk to Thorvin and persuade Grayrock Castle to increase the volume of magic cores traded."

Information about the Underdark must be communicated to Grayrock Fortress.

Of course, this information will be provided with reservations.

After all, Anton obtained this intelligence through risky means, and he couldn't let Grayrock Fortress benefit from it for nothing.

More importantly, this rift leading to the Underdark may very well be key to the Silvermoon Clan's further growth and expansion in the future.

We must keep it firmly in our hands no matter what.

Even if the Darklands are to be developed in cooperation with Grayrock Fortress in the future, the Silvermoon Clan must maintain a dominant position.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing." The Grand Elder suddenly changed the subject, "There's been progress on the matter of the Moon Essence Elixir."